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for your meditation:.
what a man wishes, he generally believes to be true.. my 'take' on this is that it would go part way to explaining the reluctance, the cognitive dissonance, of many loyal members of the r&f who just refuse to believe that something's wrong in the borg.. what do you think?
Gumby said: Most dubs do not understand how the society can be guided by Jehovah......yet have the problems they have...
They should read this Scripture:
Matthew 15:9:" It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines."
AAF
dear sword of jah:.
the watchtower society omitted the following scriptures from their new world translation bible without a footnote explanation to readers explaining the reason of omission.
here are the missing scriptures - i'am referring only to the ones i know - there may be more: .
Dear Sword of Jah:
The Watchtower Society omitted the following Scriptures from their New World Translation Bible without a footnote explanation to readers explaining the reason of omission. Why?
Here are the missing Scriptures - I'am referring only to the ones I know - there may be more:
LUKE: 17:36,
MARK 9:44
MARK 9:46,
MATTHEW 18:11,
MATTHEW 17:21,
JOHN 5:4,
ACTS 8:37,
ACTS 15:34,
ACTS 24:7,
ROMANS 16:24,
Please explain to me the reason the above Scriptures were omitted from NWT Bible. Please describe reason Scripture by Scripture.
Thanks in advance.
Christian Love,
AAF
dear sword of jah, .
please explain to me this watchtower doctrine, which still stands today as a revealed truth from the faithful and discreet slave class revealed in 1935 still taught today: .
judge rutherford, representing the watchtower society announced in 1935 in a convention that the doors to heaven were shut down in 1935, and the gathering of the annointed class was accomplished in 1935. .
Sword of Jah said:"Now I know that I voluntarily visit this forum, but as many of the posters have pointed out, not everyone here is an apostate or disfellowshipped. Some here are inactive, some are fading away, some just lurk out of curiosity. I also post for their benefit."
"
Sword of Jah said: "Do I visit for my own benefit? The answer is no."
Sword of Jah said:"So in conclusion, Why do I visit this forum? To Witness."
Dear Sword of Jah:
You made the above statements in a recent thread that a poster here on this forum started.
You claim to frequent this forum for the solo purpose to "witness" to us. I would like to tell you that I'am not an apostate nor I have been disfellowshiped - I just faded away, and I am inactive now. Can you please respond to the question that I posed you above?
I would like to share with you these scriptures for your benefit:
Acts 1: 6:" When now they had assembled, they went asking him: " Lord are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?"
Acts 1 :7:" He said to them: "It does not belong to YOU to get knowledge of the times or seasons which the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction;"
There is nowhere in the Bible that mentions Jehovah God referring to the year 1935 as the year that He designated His Heavenly Calling. You won't be able to answer me, neither any Watchtower elder, nor the Watchtower Governing Body members will be able to answer the question I posed you, using their own Bible. Just remember next time you go out in service preaching the "good news Watchtower- style". What would be your answer if the householder posed you a question such as the one I posed you? What would be your response?
Setting dates in not under the Governing Body's jurisdiction, but only under Jehovah God's own JURISDICTION !
1 Peter 2:12 :" Maintain YOUR conduct fine among the nations, that, in the thing in which they are speaking against YOU as evildoers, they may as a result of YOUR fine works of which they are eyewitnesses glorify God in the day for [his] inspection."
1 Peter2:25: " For you were like sheep, going astray; but now YOU have returned to the shepherd and overseer of YOUR souls."
Christian Love,
AwakenedAndFree
i am really curious as to how you will answer this soj,,,,,,,and any other active jw's who post here, even read here,,,,,,,,,because when i was an active witness,,,,,,,,i was taught that reading any apostate material was wrong.
i didnt even watch a tv show that talked bad about the jw"s for fear it was an apostate program.. i know if you are caught soj, posting here,,,,,,you would not have been reinstated( you were right?
), so did you tell the elders you post here?
Sword of Jah said:"Now I know that I voluntarily visit this forum, but as many of the posters have pointed out, not everyone here is an apostate or disfellowshipped. Some here are inactive, some are fading away, some just lurk out of curiosity. I also post for their benefit."
"
Sword of Jah said: "Do I visit for my own benefit? The answer is no."
Sword of Jah said:"So in conclusion, Why do I visit this forum? To Witness."
Dear Sword of Jah:
I have been inactive for several years now. Can you please explain to me this 1935 Watchtower doctrine, which still stands as a revealed truth from the Faithful and Discreet Slave class and is still taught today:
Judge Rutherford, representative of the Watchtower Society, announced in 1935 in a convention that the doors to heaven were shut in 1935, and the gathering of the annointed class was accomplished in 1935.
Please show me by using the New World Translation Bible where it points out the year 1935 as been the year Jehovah God designated this divine calling.
Christian Love,
Thank you.
AAF
dear sword of jah, .
please explain to me this watchtower doctrine, which still stands today as a revealed truth from the faithful and discreet slave class revealed in 1935 still taught today: .
judge rutherford, representing the watchtower society announced in 1935 in a convention that the doors to heaven were shut down in 1935, and the gathering of the annointed class was accomplished in 1935. .
Dear Sword of Jah,
Please explain to me this Watchtower doctrine, which still stands today as a revealed truth from the Faithful and Discreet Slave class revealed in 1935 still taught today:
Judge Rutherford, representing the Watchtower Society announced in 1935 in a convention that the doors to heaven were shut down in 1935, and the gathering of the annointed class was accomplished in 1935.
Please show me by using the NWT Bible were it points out literally the year 1935 as been the year Jehovah God designated this divine calling.
Christian Love,
Thank you.
AAF
i know this won't happen, but who would get all the money and the buildings and the lots, if the watchtower society would close down?
how many people would benefit from this?.
are there any figures on how much wealth the watchtower has accumulated over the years?
This Scripture clearly states how Jehovah God views the process of lending money to the ones related to us in faith:
EXODUS:22:25:" If you should lend money to my people, to the afflicted alongside you, you must not become like a userer to him. YOU must not lay interest upon him."
AwakenedAndFree
i know this won't happen, but who would get all the money and the buildings and the lots, if the watchtower society would close down?
how many people would benefit from this?.
are there any figures on how much wealth the watchtower has accumulated over the years?
Although they charge interest,
Luke 6:35:"... and to lend [ without interest], not hoping for anything back ; ... "
AwakenedAndFree
well, we put together two more emails to send to hubby's family following up the ones about whether the witnesses are encouraged to do independant research and whether they claim to be prophets.
we haven't heard a thing from his sister, but his mom wrote back a quick note to say she and dad are going to reply, but just need the time to put it all together.
she also said they still do not doubt it's "the truth.
Dear Truthseekers2,
: Can anyone think of some scriptures that describe God as being unchanging, firm, etc. Ones that would make us KNOW that He would NOT allow "light" to go from bright, dim, bright, etc.?
JAMES 1:16,17,18: (16): "Do not be misled, my beloved brothers ." (17):"Every good gift and every perfect present is from above, for it comes down from the Father of the [celestial] lights, and with him there is not a variation of the turning of the shadow." (18): " Because he willed it, he brought us forth by the word of truth, for us to be certain firstfruits of his creatures."
Christian love,
AwakenedAndFree
hey joy, im very sorry for the pain you are going through, because the lose of your father.
i also know you had to deal with the borg world again and i know that was hard to deal with.
i really dont have the words just want you to know i care.
(((((((((((Dear Joy2Bfree))))))))))))
Please accept my deepest sympathy on the loss of your beloved father.
Christian Love,
AwakenedAndFree
jehovah-god is going to destroy ,annihilate all the wicked.
that includes us, people!
6,000,000,000 people.
Awakened, I have a question. If God is loving and merciful, why should we be fearful of him? That is something I never understood.
Dear Larc,
I hope this Scripture will help you understand. Please ponder upon it - it answers that question for me:
PSALMS 111:10 " The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom."
Christian Love,
AwakenedAndFree
Edited by - AwakenedAndFree on 9 December 2002 20:58:5
